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Floridanos (English: Floridians) is a term for colonial residents of the Spanish settlements in St. Augustine and Pensacola [1] who were born in Spanish Florida. [2] Descendants of the original Floridanos can be found throughout the state, especially in St. Augustine, [ 3 ] as well as in Miami , Tampa , and Orlando .
Francisco Pellicer ( c1747-1826) was an early resident and carpenter of colonial St. Augustine, Florida. He was named a Great Floridian in 2000, and Pellicer Creek is named in his honor. Francisco Pellicer was born in the parish of Leon in Menorca around 1747 to Antonio Pellicer and Juana Sintes.
Although St. Augustine faced many hardships the Spanish decided to maintain the town and the colony as a way to counteract English expansion in the Americas and to help protect Spanish ships. [30] Catholic missionaries used St. Augustine as a base of operations to establish over 100 far-flung missions throughout Florida. [31]
St. Augustine Pedro Menendez de Aviles: Spanish Captain and Explorer St. Augustine Prince Napoleon Achille Murat: Crown prince of Naples; authored several works, studied law and government St. Augustine Francisco Pellicer: Successful early carpenter, moved south on Matanzaz River; Pellicer Creek is named after him St. Augustine Xavier Lopez ...
St. Augustine is the county seat of St. Johns County, Florida. [101] [102] The city of St. Augustine operates under a city commission government, specifically the commissioner-manager form, with an elected mayor, vice mayor, and city commission. Additionally, the government includes a city manager, city attorney, city clerk, and various city ...
Dr. Hayling was a lieutenant in the U.S. Air Force and then opened up an integrated dentistry practice in St. Augustine in 1960. He was head of the St. Augustine chapter of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference for almost a year and advised the local NAACP youth council. On the eve of the city's 400th anniversary celebrations, Dr ...
The Floridian ran from Chicago through Nashville to Miami, but it ended in 1979. Amtrak is bringing it temporarily back but with a different route. Amtrak's Floridian is back after 45 years ...
The Llambias House is located in a residential area south of downtown St. Augustine, on the south side of Saint Francis Street between Charlotte and St. George Streets. It is a two-story structure, built mainly out of plastered coquina limestone and covered by a dormered hip roof. The street-facing facade has two windows on the ground floor ...